Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Cleckheaton at a glance

House prices
£202,500
Lower prices20th percentile
Schools
36th percentile
Middle
Transport
58th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
111 per 1,000 residents
Weak19th percentile
Flood risk
6.1% of the area in flood zones
Middle56th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Cleckheaton a good place to live?

Cleckheaton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Kirklees below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Cleckheaton

Crime rate

Crime rate
111 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
19th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Cleckheaton

House prices

Median sale price
£202,500
Percentile
20th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 225 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Cleckheaton

Schools

36th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Cleckheaton

Flood risk

6.1% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.4% of the area. That is the 56th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Cleckheaton

Transport

58th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Cleckheaton a good place to live?

Cleckheaton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Cleckheaton safe?

Cleckheaton ranks in the 19th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Cleckheaton?

The median sale price was £202,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 20th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Cleckheaton?

Schools rank in the 36th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Cleckheaton?

Nearby public profiles include Almondbury in Kirklees and Ashbrow in Kirklees.